Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-02-26


the same business stand, or at least
men whose discretion and conduct
are not swayed by the prospective
fortunes of Allegany county politics.
An immovable stand now, and an
aggressive resistance then, will COM
pei some christian people to regret
devoutly that Bill Williams star had
not set in the penitentiary.
The Homecoming Reriev thinks
tie JOURNAL has not read it Alright.
Suppose that be true, should it not
make the Reriew 'feel" remorse for
reading wrongly, quoting incorrectly
and imputing mean motives to the
JOURNAL? Borrowing its notion
from some of its beastly correspond
ence, it sought to have the miners
believe that we We're trying to have
them assume an unmanly position
''to take what was given and be
thankful for it." We intended moth
ing of the sort, yet we had to go un-
til this time misunderstood by hun
dreds. All this injustice, remember,
inflicted by paper whose policy, on
the other hand, was leading a few to
the sorest of all Notwithstanding
about their records as strikers, beg
ging for re-instatement-even in the
name of their helpless families whom
they had impliedly betrayed-and
through all this-not only to be
"thankful," but to kiss the hands
that smote them.
If this kind Of thing had never oc-
CURED we would not have used it to
illustrate the difference between our
course and that of the RepieW.
Here is piece of the same clumsy
innuendo:
We have no desire to quarrel with our
neighbor, and feel very sorry the JOURNAL
felt bad because we told the truth concerning
the wages question.
The Journal pities rather than
reciprocates the |desire," because we
know the Reriew cannot help itself.
There can be no exchange Of ''sor-
row" either, for the RerieW reflected
only the sentiment of Il blatant coterie,
not the feeling of the modest masses.
Sorrow" like "Jordan, is Il hard
road to travel" but with "truth" as
guide and the JOURNAL as Mentor,
we do not see why our journalistic
Telemachus may not reach that beat
ific state whence, it is said, "sighing
and sorrow" will elope together.
The reception accorded the Iona
coming petition by the County Com
missioners is commendable.
1t is to be regretted that the same
thing cannot be said Of their disposi-
tion Of the Frosthurg petition.
A comparison gives rise to several
particular reflections and an inquiry:
l, Either of the two acts referred
to is too much Il stranger to the 9TH
er, as army boys used to say, "to bunk
under the same kiver."
2, That, so far as the JOURNAL is
concerned, his may be another case
of rushing in where only angels have
business.
3, Does not the snub administered
to Frostburg emphasize the import
ance Of our people having a wide
awake representative on the Board ?
FOLLOWING well, established ideas
of law Mr.. Shipman should lose no
time in docketing suits against the
Cumberland Times and other papers,
including the JOURNAL, for publish
ing a statement concerning him
which he intends to prove untrue.
While the work of confscation is 60
ing on it would be well to overthrow
the entire palladium.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND saws
though the people support the gov
ernment the government should not
support the people" That is the
correct view, but how extensively